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Butter Making Experiment Worksheet

Science experiments lesson 17: Butter from shaking cream · Set 75 · 40 questions
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What you do (Shake till it clumps): 1. Fill the jar only one-third full of fresh cream. 2. Screw the lid on tightly. 3. Shake hard, taking turns, for 10–15 minutes. 4. When lumps form, pour off the buttermilk and rinse the butter in cold water.

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  1. 1.True or false: melting butter is a change that can be undone. (a) False (b) True
  2. 2.🧺 Which of these is not needed for making butter? (a) a jar with a tight lid (b) fresh cream (c) a timer (d) a balloon
  3. 3.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? True or false: how hard we shake is kept the same. (a) False (b) True
  4. 4.🧈 Which of these is a change that can be undone? (a) rusting iron (b) baking a cake (c) browning lemon ink (d) melting butter
  5. 5.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? True or false: the same jar is the one thing we change. (a) True (b) False
  6. 6.🧺 Three of these are needed for making butter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a timer (b) cold water to rinse (c) a jar with a tight lid (d) yeast
  7. 7.🧺 Three of these are needed for making butter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) cold water to rinse (b) a timer (c) a mirror (d) a bowl
  8. 8.🧺 Do we need yeast for making butter? (a) not needed (b) needed
  9. 9.True or false: a balloon is needed for making butter. (a) True (b) False
  10. 10.🧺 Do we need a timer for making butter? (a) needed (b) not needed
  11. 11.True or false: a bowl is not needed for making butter. (a) False (b) True
  12. 12.🧺 Do we need a bowl for making butter? (a) needed (b) not needed
  13. 13.🧈 Can this change be undone: folding paper? (a) can be undone (b) cannot be undone
  14. 14.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? What do we do with “the amount of cream”? (a) we measure it (b) we change it (c) we keep it the same
  15. 15.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? What do we do with “the cream temperature”? (a) we change it (b) we measure it (c) we keep it the same
  16. 16.🧈 Which of these is a change that cannot be undone? (a) dissolving salt (b) browning lemon ink (c) melting ice (d) melting butter
  17. 17.🔮 Predict: you stop shaking after only one minute. What do you have? (a) butter lumps (b) cheese (c) still runny cream (d) ghee
  18. 18.True or false: cooking an egg is a change that can be undone. (a) False (b) True
  19. 19.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? What do we do with “time to make butter”? (a) we measure it (b) we keep it the same (c) we change it
  20. 20.🧈 Which of these is a change that can be undone? (a) folding paper (b) rusting iron (c) milk turning to curd (d) cooking an egg
  21. 21.🔮 Predict: you shake skimmed milk (with almost no cream) instead. What happens? (a) it turns blue (b) no butter forms (c) it turns to cheese (d) more butter forms
  22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) freezing water (b) cooking an egg (c) melting butter (d) dissolving salt
  23. 23.🧺 Which of these is not needed for making butter? (a) fresh cream (b) a bowl (c) cold water to rinse (d) yeast
  24. 24.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? True or false: time to make butter is the one thing we change. (a) True (b) False
  25. 25.True or false: a bowl is needed for making butter. (a) False (b) True
  26. 26.🧺 Three of these are needed for making butter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a balloon (b) cold water to rinse (c) a bowl (d) a timer
  27. 27.🧈 Can this change be undone: milk turning to curd? (a) cannot be undone (b) can be undone
  28. 28.🛟 Why must the jar lid be screwed on tightly? (a) so air gets out (b) so cream does not spill (c) so it gets hot (d) so it turns yellow
  29. 29.🧺 Which of these is not needed for making butter? (a) fresh cream (b) a battery cell (c) a jar with a tight lid (d) a timer
  30. 30.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? True or false: the amount of cream is what we measure. (a) False (b) True
  31. 31.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? True or false: how hard we shake is the one thing we change. (a) True (b) False
  32. 32.🧺 Do we need a jar with a tight lid for making butter? (a) not needed (b) needed
  33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) melting ice (b) baking a cake (c) rusting iron (d) milk turning to curd
  34. 34.🧺 Do we need a mirror for making butter? (a) needed (b) not needed
  35. 35.🧈 Which of these is a change that cannot be undone? (a) melting butter (b) folding paper (c) freezing water (d) milk turning to curd
  36. 36.True or false: turmeric powder is needed for making butter. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? What do we do with “how hard we shake”? (a) we keep it the same (b) we measure it (c) we change it
  38. 38.🔍 What do you see after shaking cream in a jar for a long time? (a) lumps of butter (b) clear water only (c) sugar crystals (d) bubbles of gas
  39. 39.True or false: yeast is needed for making butter. (a) True (b) False
  40. 40.🛟 Why is a plastic jar a good choice for shaking? (a) it is heavier (b) it is magnetic (c) it will not break (d) it is hotter

Answer key

  1. True
  2. a balloon
  3. True
  4. melting butter
  5. False
  6. yeast
  7. a mirror
  8. not needed
  9. False
  10. needed
  11. False
  12. needed
  13. can be undone
  14. we keep it the same
  15. we change it
  16. browning lemon ink
  17. still runny cream
  18. False
  19. we measure it
  20. folding paper
  21. no butter forms
  22. cooking an egg
  23. yeast
  24. False
  25. True
  26. a balloon
  27. cannot be undone
  28. so cream does not spill
  29. a battery cell
  30. False
  31. False
  32. needed
  33. melting ice
  34. not needed
  35. milk turning to curd
  36. False
  37. we keep it the same
  38. lumps of butter
  39. False
  40. it will not break

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